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towel

[tou-uhl, toul] / ˈtaʊ əl, taʊl /


NOUN
napkin
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Swallowing the massive pills felt like forcing a brick down a paper towel roll.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

It won’t end in the next couple of weeks, if you are banking on the Iranians throwing in the towel.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The hotel supplies a bath towel, hand towel, flimsy slippers and a disposable toothbrush and toothpaste.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Once they reached the extra period, well, it was over the moment an angrily stunned Sengun threw a towel to the floor in front of the Rockets’ bench moments after the end of regulation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Carter runs up with a small white towel.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell




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